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      <title>The Most Expensive Minute Is the One When the Machine Stands Still</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The tool is often cutting for less than half the time you pay for. Where non-productive time in CNC machining comes from, what it really costs, and how to reduce it.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>ISO 2768, H7 fits, Ra surface finish - how drawing tolerances drive the price of CNC parts, and which ones you can safely loosen to pay less.</description>
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      <title>From 1972 Time-Norm Tables to Algorithms. Why CNC Quoting Still Works Like It Did Half a Century Ago</title>
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      <description>The science of machining time estimation was solved decades ago. Why CNC quoting in most machine shops still works like it did in 1972 - and how automated quoting with technologist approval changes that.</description>
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